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so a band with tons of hits are 1 hit wonders in your opinion because you dislike their hits
One-hit wonder, as far as I'm concerned. I bought 2 albums of theirs way back when, and they were awful - really bad. I don't really care if they charted others, I like just one track.
That reminds me of the book STARSTRUCK in which the author is told, "Have you ever been to a U2 concert? The girls there are butt ugly!"
Anyway, I thought I kind of hated Duran Duran, but it dawns on me now I have a BEST OF 007 soundtrack album, and do enjoy Duran's Duran's song A VIEW TO A KILL when it comes along. And its amusing in its video when the lead singer says, "The name is Bon. Simon Le Bon."
A one hit wonder is a band that only has one hit, Duran was the most successful British band of the 80's and continued having hits afterward as well. You not liking them does not make them a one hit wonder.
Yes, a one-hit wonder as far as I'm concerned. I like one song, the rest suck big time, no matter how successful a band they were. Just because I say it does not make them 'officially' a one-hit wonder, no need for you to be too concerned over it.
Thanks for that assessment, and kudos for using "banal" in a sentence! However as one who was and is still mostly a Duran fan, your assessment why their fan base loves them is dead wrong. Well except that certainly there are some seriously dysfunctional Duranies out there. But then again any fan base has that. As the kids say now, haters gonna be hatin'.
Who said anything about hate? I used the words banal, non-sensical and linked these to some pretty generic comments about the 80s.
How could anyone hate DD? Pity maybe.
I bet Duran Duran could have made Let's Work a hit - and convincing as well.
Mick Jagger made it a hit too.
Really? 10,000 short? Surely this wasn't a UK show? I think reasonably popular over here at the moment.
Not if you go by the 'it's not a hit to me' view like another poster in this thread said.
Talk about your favorite band.
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OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Big Al
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Date: July 11, 2011 23:48
Been digging their classic 80's sound lately - any fans, here?
Three of my favourites...
Girls On Film
Hungry Like The Wolf
New Moon On Monday
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-07-11 23:48 by Big Al.
Three of my favourites...
Girls On Film
Hungry Like The Wolf
New Moon On Monday
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-07-11 23:48 by Big Al.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
The Stones
()
Date: July 11, 2011 23:57
This is my fave Duran Duran song.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Big Al
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Date: July 12, 2011 00:02
Their singles were truly epic. I must get myself a compilation
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
LeonidP
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Date: July 12, 2011 00:20
One-Hit Wonder, imo ... I love Hungry Like The Wolf, but I always thought songs like Rio & Girls On Film were totally shite.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Title5Take1
()
Date: July 12, 2011 00:25
From 80's Mick interview:
MICK JAGGER: "All my daughters' boyfriends dress like Duran Duran."
INTERVIEWER: "Do you like Duran Duran?"
[Jagger closes his eyes and stays silent]
INTERVIEWER: "Uh, yeah, right."
MICK JAGGER: "Come on, give me a break!"
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-07-12 00:29 by Title5Take1.
MICK JAGGER: "All my daughters' boyfriends dress like Duran Duran."
INTERVIEWER: "Do you like Duran Duran?"
[Jagger closes his eyes and stays silent]
INTERVIEWER: "Uh, yeah, right."
MICK JAGGER: "Come on, give me a break!"
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-07-12 00:29 by Title5Take1.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Big Al
()
Date: July 12, 2011 00:53
Jagger wasn't partial to Duran Duran? So what? Whilst Duran Duran were in their pomp, Jagger making pop video's like Let's Work and Just Another Night. Enough said.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
uhbuhgullayew
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Date: July 12, 2011 03:10
All She Wants Is always cracked me up.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Palace Revolution 2000
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Date: July 12, 2011 04:44
No way ANYONE would have posted favourably about DD years ago.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: July 12, 2011 05:04
Quote
LeonidP
One-Hit Wonder, imo ... I love Hungry Like The Wolf, but I always thought songs like Rio & Girls On Film were totally shite.
so a band with tons of hits are 1 hit wonders in your opinion because you dislike their hits
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Koen
()
Date: July 12, 2011 05:15
Used to play Hungry Like A Wolf in a previous band. Cool rocker!
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
LeonidP
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Date: July 12, 2011 06:42
Quote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
LeonidP
One-Hit Wonder, imo ... I love Hungry Like The Wolf, but I always thought songs like Rio & Girls On Film were totally shite.
so a band with tons of hits are 1 hit wonders in your opinion because you dislike their hits
One-hit wonder, as far as I'm concerned. I bought 2 albums of theirs way back when, and they were awful - really bad. I don't really care if they charted others, I like just one track.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
leteyer
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Date: July 12, 2011 10:53
Come Undone..What a great song. They have lots of songs for which I wouldn't change the radio station.
Saw them in concert back in 1984. The biggest babe magnet ever.
Saw them in concert back in 1984. The biggest babe magnet ever.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Title5Take1
()
Date: July 12, 2011 19:21
Quote
leteyer
Saw them in concert back in 1984. The biggest babe magnet ever.
That reminds me of the book STARSTRUCK in which the author is told, "Have you ever been to a U2 concert? The girls there are butt ugly!"
Anyway, I thought I kind of hated Duran Duran, but it dawns on me now I have a BEST OF 007 soundtrack album, and do enjoy Duran's Duran's song A VIEW TO A KILL when it comes along. And its amusing in its video when the lead singer says, "The name is Bon. Simon Le Bon."
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Sleepy City
()
Date: July 12, 2011 19:24
Quote
Title5Take1
From 80's Mick interview:
MICK JAGGER: "All my daughters' boyfriends dress like Duran Duran."
INTERVIEWER: "Do you like Duran Duran?"
[Jagger closes his eyes and stays silent]
INTERVIEWER: "Uh, yeah, right."
MICK JAGGER: "Come on, give me a break!"
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
LillithFlair
()
Date: July 12, 2011 20:00
Quote
LeonidP
One-Hit Wonder, imo ... I love Hungry Like The Wolf, but I always thought songs like Rio & Girls On Film were totally shite.
A one hit wonder is a band that only has one hit, Duran was the most successful British band of the 80's and continued having hits afterward as well. You not liking them does not make them a one hit wonder.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
LeonidP
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Date: July 12, 2011 20:50
Quote
LillithFlairQuote
LeonidP
One-Hit Wonder, imo ... I love Hungry Like The Wolf, but I always thought songs like Rio & Girls On Film were totally shite.
A one hit wonder is a band that only has one hit, Duran was the most successful British band of the 80's and continued having hits afterward as well. You not liking them does not make them a one hit wonder.
Yes, a one-hit wonder as far as I'm concerned. I like one song, the rest suck big time, no matter how successful a band they were. Just because I say it does not make them 'officially' a one-hit wonder, no need for you to be too concerned over it.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Baxter Thwaites
()
Date: July 12, 2011 22:02
Duran Duran are banal in the extreme. Their lyrics are totally non-sensical and the reason they became such a success in the 80s was down to their uber slick videos that pandered to the crass materialistic attitudes of those that frequented that decade.
It's good that they are still touring. Because there are lots of dysfunctional 80s girls that never grew up.
It's good that they are still touring. Because there are lots of dysfunctional 80s girls that never grew up.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
LillithFlair
()
Date: July 12, 2011 22:48
Quote
Baxter Thwaites
Duran Duran are banal in the extreme. Their lyrics are totally non-sensical and the reason they became such a success in the 80s was down to their uber slick videos that pandered to the crass materialistic attitudes of those that frequented that decade.
It's good that they are still touring. Because there are lots of dysfunctional 80s girls that never grew up.
Thanks for that assessment, and kudos for using "banal" in a sentence! However as one who was and is still mostly a Duran fan, your assessment why their fan base loves them is dead wrong. Well except that certainly there are some seriously dysfunctional Duranies out there. But then again any fan base has that. As the kids say now, haters gonna be hatin'.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Baxter Thwaites
()
Date: July 13, 2011 00:49
Quote
LillithFlairQuote
Baxter Thwaites
Duran Duran are banal in the extreme. Their lyrics are totally non-sensical and the reason they became such a success in the 80s was down to their uber slick videos that pandered to the crass materialistic attitudes of those that frequented that decade.
It's good that they are still touring. Because there are lots of dysfunctional 80s girls that never grew up.
Thanks for that assessment, and kudos for using "banal" in a sentence! However as one who was and is still mostly a Duran fan, your assessment why their fan base loves them is dead wrong. Well except that certainly there are some seriously dysfunctional Duranies out there. But then again any fan base has that. As the kids say now, haters gonna be hatin'.
Who said anything about hate? I used the words banal, non-sensical and linked these to some pretty generic comments about the 80s.
How could anyone hate DD? Pity maybe.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
DragonSky
()
Date: July 13, 2011 00:50
Quote
Title5Take1
From 80's Mick interview:
MICK JAGGER: "All my daughters' boyfriends dress like Duran Duran."
INTERVIEWER: "Do you like Duran Duran?"
[Jagger closes his eyes and stays silent]
INTERVIEWER: "Uh, yeah, right."
MICK JAGGER: "Come on, give me a break!"
I bet Duran Duran could have made Let's Work a hit - and convincing as well.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Sleepy City
()
Date: July 13, 2011 08:56
Quote
DragonSkyQuote
Title5Take1
From 80's Mick interview:
MICK JAGGER: "All my daughters' boyfriends dress like Duran Duran."
INTERVIEWER: "Do you like Duran Duran?"
[Jagger closes his eyes and stays silent]
INTERVIEWER: "Uh, yeah, right."
MICK JAGGER: "Come on, give me a break!"
I bet Duran Duran could have made Let's Work a hit - and convincing as well.
Mick Jagger made it a hit too.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
The GR
()
Date: July 13, 2011 14:44
I always thought the Subterranean Hawks were a lot better band from the Brum scene but the Durans were better looking and therefore got the breaks
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Ladykiller
()
Date: July 13, 2011 15:18
saw Duran Duran in 2005 on their reunion tour. They put a low energy show on, the only one, who had power on stage was Andy Taylor (guitar-player). Maybe it was, because they performed in a venue, which is sold out with 12.000 people and they had less than 2.000 people.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
Big Al
()
Date: July 13, 2011 16:57
Quote
Ladykiller
saw Duran Duran in 2005 on their reunion tour. They put a low energy show on, the only one, who had power on stage was Andy Taylor (guitar-player). Maybe it was, because they performed in a venue, which is sold out with 12.000 people and they had less than 2.000 people.
Really? 10,000 short? Surely this wasn't a UK show? I think reasonably popular over here at the moment.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
DragonSky
()
Date: July 14, 2011 02:46
Quote
Sleepy CityQuote
DragonSkyQuote
Title5Take1
From 80's Mick interview:
MICK JAGGER: "All my daughters' boyfriends dress like Duran Duran."
INTERVIEWER: "Do you like Duran Duran?"
[Jagger closes his eyes and stays silent]
INTERVIEWER: "Uh, yeah, right."
MICK JAGGER: "Come on, give me a break!"
I bet Duran Duran could have made Let's Work a hit - and convincing as well.
Mick Jagger made it a hit too.
Not if you go by the 'it's not a hit to me' view like another poster in this thread said.
Re: OT: Duran Duran
Posted by:
ryanpow
()
Date: July 14, 2011 08:18
Duran Duran is neither a Duran nor a Duran... Discuss.
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